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I had never seen the pool this crowded before. I hope it's just because it the first weekend of the season just happened to coincide with the first super-hot days of the season.

Pool time by foxmochanuk

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Rooftop pool by JohnSinclair420

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Pool and bar on roof of hotel Mwanza

Model Melissa :: Pool by Fiestaban Photography

Manor Pool & Bar by Sean

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There are two main pools, the Manor and the Windsor. The Manor pool has volleyball and a basketball hoop and music. It also has beach access. There's also a pub and a couple of restaurants.

Pool by The St. Regis Bahía Beach, Puerto Rico

Stitch

Pool smaller_Prague by DeepEnd Project

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Pool Of Siloam by Marilyn Harley Irick

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On December 23, 2004, archaeologists identified what they say is the remains of the Siloam Pool in which Jesus healed a man who had been blind from birth (John 9). In John’s account, Jesus anointed the eyes of the blind man with clay and then told him: “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (v. 7). The Bible records that after the man complied with Jesus’ instructions, his blindness was cured.

Archaeologist Eli Shukron observed: “The moment revealed and discovered four months ago, we were 100 percent sure it was the Siloam Pool” (“Archaeologists...,” 2004). In fact, archaeologists discovered that water still flows through what was once considered a pristine pool used by the Jews for ritual immersions for purification.

Israeli government’s Antiquities Authority are sure they have found the Siloam Pool? In addition to its location, they also discovered biblical-era coins marked with Jewish writing, pieces of pottery, and even a stone-bottle cork. Roni Reich of Haifa University—one of the excavation leaders—noted: “We have excavated it and dated it very accurately with coins found in the cement which the pool was built of ” (as quoted in Tostevin, 2004). The earliest coins to be found dated from the middle of the century before the birth of Jesus.

Pool Window #1 by Room With A View

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For Our Daily Challenge topic - 'Bokeh.'

I think most of the bokeh-like effect is caused by the mist on the warm window on a cold day.

Dwarika Hotel pool by lwagne1

Pool Fun by Darun Ferguson

Gedsc digital camera

MEMORIES LIKE BUTTERFLIES by DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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MEMORIES LIKE BUTTERFLIES

Your face is but a wishful thought

Though the tears are real with salty bite

As a yearning , not relinquishing aught

To soothe my soul, and smile as might

A fathers love so all consuming

Passion, pride within your heart so strong

Blissful ignorance the child, as fate was looming

Not comprehending your demise so wrong

The good are taken, or so it seems to me

Before their time by fate and circumstance

If wishes granted, what then I wonder would mine be?

Once more the child again with you, per chance

Protected by your arms around me

Games of fun and laughter played

In those childlike eyes did you see

What you meant to me, portrayed?

Memories as butterflies

Grown the boy, myself a man

But still the tears no matter how I try

To thwart the pain as best I can

Beating hearts and pulsing veins

Treasured moments in this, my journey

The legacy of your love remains

And your shining light still pulses through me

Written on September 27th 2011

Photograph taken at 17:15pm on August 26th 2011 in a property located at the intersection of Martindale Road and Welch Road near Sidney, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Nikon D700 70mm 1/8000s f/2.8.0 iso200

Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED IF. Hand held. Nikon GP-1.

LATITUDE: N 48d 33m 38.47s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 22m 25.59s

ALTITUDE: 29m

My writing and photography can be found at: DESPITESTRAIGHTLINES.COM

pool by charles xavier

Pool ( Day ) 009 by The Phuket Club Photos

Clay Pool Beck by domollie

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Clay Pool Beck is a stream that starts south of Wingate and meanders its way towards Crimdon Dene.

Venetian Pool- Coral Gables FL (3) by Kevin Stewart

nrhp # 81000193- Venetian Pool, opened in 1924 as "Venetian Casino," was created from a 4 acres (16,000 m2) old coral rock quarry, abandoned in 1921. The pool was founded by George Merrick as part of the development of Coral Gables, which was created in Mediterranean Revival style and utilized a large amount of coral for ornamental features of the community. The remaining quarry was reconfigured by architect Phineas Paist and designed by artist Denman Fink. Named for Mediterranean city of Venice, Italy, the pool included a Venetian style bridge and classic mooring posts.[2][3][4]

The Venetian Pool has gone through several phases. A large additional island was created to allow Venetian style gondolas to dock alongside though the gondolas were later removed. A high diving platform was constructed above the grand waterfall and was also later torn down. Early in its history, the pool was regularly drained completely to permit the Miami Symphony to perform in it, taking advantage of the quarry's natural acoustic qualities. In 2001, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Coral Gables, the pool was once again drained for an orchestral performance. A 1989 renovation restored many of the pool's original features.[4]

In 1981, Venetian Pool was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and is the only pool listed on the register.

The pool occupies a shallow quarry displacing some 820,000 US gallons (3,100 m3) of fresh water daily from artesian wells, making it the largest freshwater pool in the United States.[4]

The pool ranges in depth from four feet to depths of over eight feet near the grand waterfall, with a two-foot kiddy pool near the lifeguard station; the station is atop a bridge leading out to an island with two full size palm trees on it. A grotto, where natural water-filled caves stretch back over twelve feet into the hillside, is located across the pool from the island. There is a sandy sunning area for sunbathers and a café area that is commonly used for weddings and receptions. A walking path surrounds the whole complex.

The pool received a massive historical restoration in 1989.[2] The pool had another major renovation (and was closed to the public) between September 8, 2008 and April 30, 2009

The pool has come under criticism from environmentalists due to the massive amounts of fresh water it uses daily, raising concerns that the process of completely draining the pool every night and refilling it the following day was depleting the Floridian aquifers. In 1998 a solution was devised to drain the water back into the aquifer, using natural ground filtration, thus recycling the precious natural resource, while allowing the pool to maintain its fresh, clear water.

from Wikipedia

Pool May 23 by FGCU Housing